For the first time in history, Chinese and Russian navies will begin a significant joint naval exercise in The Mediterranean Sea in mid-May. Citied by RT, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said that “The aim is to deepen both countries’ friendly and practical cooperation, and increase our navies’ ability to jointly deal with maritime
Zimbabwe will need more food aid in the south as crisis looms
Zimbabwe, ruled by the despotic Robert Mugabe installed as leader by Great Britain in 1980, is still experiencing food shortages, mainly as a result of its anti-white policies which saw most white commercial farmers ethnically cleansed from the country. According to Famine Early Warning Systems Network, an NGO, “food security is expected to deteriorate to
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Black nurse caught on camera, assaulting elderly white patient
A black nurse caught beating a white pensioner at an upmarket East London home for the frail was due to make her second appearance in court yesterday. Assaults on Lily Kirchmann Complex resident Hope Shepherd, 84, on February 3 and again on February 23 were captured on a secret camera in a television set at
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‘SA clogged by economic migrants’
Only 12% of the more than 75,000 asylum seekers who applied for refugee status in SA last year were successful, a sign that the system was being clogged up by economic migrants without a political claim to stay in the country. Deputy director-general of home affairs Thulani Mavuso told Parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs
Blue chip companies pull back from Clintons
An Exxon Mobil spokesman said this week that the company has decided not to be involved in the Clinton Global Initiative this year. The oil company said its decision was unrelated to recent scrutiny of the foundation, but this is the first year it has not been a sponsor since 2009. Other sponsors, including Monsanto,
ISIS posts warning after Garland attack
The terrorist group ISIS says they will murder Pamela Geller and kill anyone who shields her. The terrorists also say they have 71 fighters in 15 different states and they 23 have signed up already for missions like the failed Sunday attack in Garland, Texas. The attack by the Islamic State in America is only
Joburg building fire probed
An investigation has been launched into a fire that broke out at an abandoned building in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday night. Three floors were destroyed by the blaze that started just after 4pm. The cause of the blaze is not yet known and no casualties have been reported. Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson Nana Radebe
Sowetans riot after power cuts
Residents of Orlando West, Soweto, who included pensioners, burnt tyres and protested against Eskom power cuts on Wednesday. Johannesburg metro police spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said the Klipspruit Valley and Khumalo Roads were affected. ”The protesters started at around 7am and are obstructing these roads, we advise motorists to use alternative roads such as
Police hunt for N12 brick-thrower
The police are searching for a man who seriously injured two people by throwing bricks at their cars on the N12 in the Oakdene and Glenvista area. The Joburg metro police department (JMPD) and the SAPS are working together to bring the suspect to book. JMPD spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar told The Star on
Second SA teenager wanted to join ISIS
State security services stopped a second Cape Town teenager from absconding to join the Islamic State group, South African State Security Minister David Mahlobo confirmed on Tuesday. “Yes, we know about that one,” Mahlobo told ANA when asked about the high school girl from Grassy Park. He said she was apprehended at Cape Town International
Strikes loom with deadlock
Tortuous public sector wage negotiations are underway, as another deadlock has been reached which could mean a damaging strike. As Mugwena Maluleke, convenor of the Cosatu public sector unions has warned: “If the negotiations reach a breaking point, they will severely affect the public in what will follow”. After seven months of talks, the dispute
British Labour Party holds segregated event
While Ed Miliband dreamt about multiculturalism in Britain, supporters joined hands in Birmingham for a segregated rally. A Labour MEP for the West Midlands, proudly tweeted a picture of a Labour rally in Hodge Hill, in which seven Labour representatives spoke at a packed Islamic community centre. The picture clearly shows that men and women
‘Black spring has begun’
The American Civil Liberties Union tweeted Friday that “Black Spring has begun” and called on the protesters to make a stand. On Friday morning, four days after the most violent civil unrest since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King in 1968, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby had stood nearby before a bank of television
Man arrested for human trafficking
A man was arrested in Mentz village near Mankweng in Polokwane on Monday for alleged human trafficking, Limpopo police said. The man, 27, who was not from South Africa, allegedly brought 19 men, all foreign nationals, across the border into South Africa and locked them in a storeroom in Mentz village, spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela